Rose Isle
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| Waters | Thames | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 43 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ W | |
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Rose Isle is an island in the Thames downriver from Kennington Railway Bridge and upriver from Sandford Lock , near Kennington in Oxfordshire . The island is also known as Kennington Island and St Michael's Island.
The island is covered with trees. A footbridge on the east side of the island connects the island to the mainland. The island used to be used to raise wicker . The house on the island is on the site of the Swan Hotel, which was a famous resting place by the river.
See also
swell
- Leigh Hatts: The Thames path: from the sea to the source. Cicerone Press, Milnthorpe 2005, ISBN 1-85284-436-1 , p. 167.